Thursday 13 December 2007 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 18:216:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:117:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 19:117:11 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 08:358:35 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 13:361:36 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:496:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:237:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:499:49 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:272:27 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5010:50 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |